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Sept- 29, 1931. H. P. MCGINNIS GARMENTv Filed Jan. 2o, 1930 PatentedSept. 29, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFrlcE HERBERT P. IOGINNIS, I'PABKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR T0 'GENERAL RAINCOAT 00., 0l'PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION 0l' WEST VIRGINIA GABHENTApplication mea :um-y so, mso. semi no. 422,091.

This invention relates to garments and is directed more particularly toan improved coat having leg portions associated therewith.

The primary object of the present inven-v tion is to provide a coathaving leg portions attached thereto in such manner that. they may beeasily and readily concealed beneath the coat or let down and applied tothe legs of the wearer. The manner of attaching the leg portions to thecoat being novel and of such character that the, points of attachmentshall not be visiable from the exterior of the coat and hence when thelegs are folded beneath lthe coat, the coat` from all exteriorappearances shall be identical with any other coat.

Another object is to provide a coat of the above character which shall`have the leg portions attached thereto in such manner as to beadjustable for the height of the wearer.

and which may be folded when not in use in such manner that the soiledportions of the legs will not .soil the clothing of the wearer.

Another object is to provide a coat where-Y simple in construction,inexpensive to man- Fig. 1 is an illustration of a Vcoat con-` structedin accordance with my invention with the leg portions unfolded and thecoat and leg portions applied to the wearer;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the interior of the coat; and v Figs. 3 and 4are detail sectional views taken respectively on the lines 3--3 and 4--4of Fig. 2'.

Describing the Various parts by reference characters, 1 denotesgenerally a coat of any suitable or approved style having the usualpockets. These pockets are formedin the body portions of the coat in theusual man- .ner by slitting the material at 3 to provide an opening, andthen fastening a pocket 4 and a flap 5 adjacent the opening by stitchingor any other suitable fastening meaIis. Detachably connected to eachpocket is a leg portion adapted to loosely embrace the leg of the wearerto protect him against the weather and since each of these leg portionsare identical in construction a description of one is deemed to besufficient.

Fastened along the lower side ed es of each pocketrare a plurality ofsna'p asteners 7 or other suitable attaching means which are adapted toengage with cooperating fasteners on the leg portion 6. Each le portionis formed of`suitable material, pre y erably similar to that from whichthe coat is made, and is provided with a substantiallytubular portion 9ada ted to loosely embrace the lower portion o the leg of the wearer,and a single thickness attaching portion 10. The tubular portion may becreased like an ordinary trouser leg so as to be fiat, and preferablythe upper portion thereof is formed with a vent 11 that maybe closed bya fastener 12. This vent serves to permit the wearer to convenientlystep into or out of the leg portion .when the coat is being worn. Asnoted from Figs. 1 and 2, the tubular portion of the leg is preferablyof such length that it always extends to a point above the lower edge ofthe coat.v Y

When. notin use, the legl portions may each be folded upon itselfad]acent the top edge of the tubular portion so that said tubularportion lies between the coat and the attaching portion 10.' Suitablefasteners 13 atthe lower end of the `legs engage with cooperatingfasteners 14 disposed alongl the side seams of the pockets adjacenttheir up er portions. It is thus apparent that the soi ed or ,wet lowerportion o each leg, namely the tubular portion 9, when folded, ispositioned between the coat and attaching portions and hence the wearersclothing cannot be soiled thereby. If the leg portions become badlysoiled, they may be easily and quickly detached from the pockets andcleaned separately from the coat.

In use, the leg portions will be folded beneath the coat and to alloutside appearances, the coat is similar to any other due to thefastening of the leg portions tofthe pocket rather than the body of thecoat. When desired, the fasteners 13 and 14 may be easily separated tolet the legs fall down in position, whereupon fasteners 12 are unsnappedand the feet may be easily inserted through the tubular leg portions 9while the coat is being worn. The leg portions pron tect the limbs ofthe wearer-when so worn and being attached to the hanging pockets whichare substantially waist high, permit i free and easy movement of thelegs without binding.

If desired, the leg ortions may be permau I nently attached to t epockets, instead of using the detachable fasteners 7, when the coat ismade to order for an individual. The coat and leg portions may be madeof waterproof material to protect the wearer against rainor snow, or the.coat and leg portions may be made of any woolen materials desired, toprotect the wearer against cold.

I claim:

1. A garment of the character described comprising a body portion havingpockets extending into and disposed on the inner side thereof, and legcovering elements attached to and supported entirely by certa-in of saidpockets and adapted to embrace the legs of the wearer, the points ofattachment being located on the inner faces of the pockets adjacent thecoat.

V 2. A garment of the character described comprising a body portionhaving side pockets extending into and dis osed on the interior side ofthe garment, eg covering elements connected to the marginal edges ofsaid pockets, said leg covering elements each being formed with an upperflat attaching portion and a lower tubular portion said elements eachbeing adapted to be folded adjacent the line of intersectionbetween-said flat and tubular portions, and fastening means .interposedbetween the coat and pocket for retaining said`elgnent .in the 'foldedposition.

3. A garment of the character described comprising a bod rtion havingside pockets extending into and di Osed on the interior side of thegarment, eg coveringr elements connected with 'said pockets, said legcovering elements each bein formed with an upper fiat attaching portionand a lower tubular portion adapted to embrace the Aleg of the wearer,said elements each HERBERT P. MCGINNIS.

